same hearts that we left you, then young Chiefs are happy at this interview — These young Chiefs are impatient to set you they represent [strikethrough: their] their Fathers who all agree that you have shown their Eyes, and turned their hearts from the bad advise of McKee. it required a great & powerful Chief to bring about this change in you have made the path safe, wide and clear, we can now come to see you without fear. At our last meeting I told you that the Chippawas, Ottawas &c were all impressed with the same Sentiments, their Hearts and minds are still the same as when we last met you, honest, true, and free from Guile — When we were last with you, you advised us not to listen to the bad advice and words that would be sounded in our Ears by the bad Birds, the have frequently since been singing in our Ears, bad songs but we were deaf to their Notes, and drove them from among us — The Key you gave me when at this place I have kept safe its a true and good Key, it has opened the Doors to all your posts & Garrisons, and it remains bright, and I hope and trust that it will, to the end of time, that our Children & Childrens Children may enter your Garrisons in Security and be received in Friendship. — This is the unanimous voice of the Chiefs now in your presence — At the opening of the Treaty we shall speak more fully. Sir/ Sandusky 10^th June 1795 The Receipt of your Excellency's Letter of the 31^st May, by Cap^t Brice a Shawnee Chief and Charles McLeant has given me sincere pleasure at a time when Anxiety was exhaustive; We was just upon the point of dispatching seven Messengers to know what had become of our friends, and surmised many things, it appeared very Extraordinary that they would detain so long as they did, when their Orders was to return in fifteen days if in case our Brothers the Americans could not comply, whereas it was thirty days before we had any intelligence. Emergencies of this sort ought never to be neglected. Very fortunately my [undecipherable: probable reading "writing"], in the form I did, to you was really the cause of a [strikethrough: undecipherable] of Mischiefs that was aimed at you as well as ourselves & has not only this Effect but sent all the Bad People out of Doors — Your letter I have explained to my people so far as regarded the business, but be you assured I represented it in its purity, particularly the Wampum that ought to have been sent to take us by the hand to conduct to the Council fire — I told, then the reasons why you did not find any because I had been already at Greeneville and brought a few things, which was a sufficient token for us to rise upon our feet. wherever the Period arrived, it would now be superfluous to send us any more, I made them to understand your mode of invitation was only ratifying the old, you will see by the Speech what their intentions are, I have certainly exerted myself to the utmost of my power to bring them all to a perfect understanding; and I believe they now Comprehend all matters in its proper light; I am pretty well convinced that the mode I have taken lately of applying to you for Protection has caused reflections in the minds of many, and I may venture to say as well as the Indian Department, — I was favoured with a letter from a friend, Dalb the 25^th May last; This Gentleman is to inform me of every transaction going forward at Detroit — I now enclose you the Extracts of the particulars, you will be by that we need not fear our Opponents — I have now the honour of informing Your Excellency, that all the Nations of Indians has taken hold of the Glorious Work of the Peace, this day, we had intelligence of it from Ayoshoway an Ottaway Chief, I hope now in a few days we shall have a happy metting, Sir I am with respect, and With a Sincere Friendship (Signed) J Williams Jun^r His Excellency Anthony Wayne Major General & Commander in Chief of the Legion Army of the United States of America Extract of a Letter from Detroit Dated 25^th May 95, Communicated by M^r J. Williams Jun^r We have heard since here, the Posts are for a certainty to be given to the States, June 1796, seemingly an alarming circumstance to the well wishers of Government, &c. McKee leaves this friday the 28^th, for lower Canada to take Col. Campbells place as Deputy for the Department; Elliott supplies McKee's Office here; a very proper Person for the business, altho' every thing appears so very clear to the Indians here that they must fall under the Government of the States, they are blindly loth to disbelieve it, they are dissuaded from a treaty with the Americans, pointing it to them in so dangerous a light that renders them timid, I have used all my influence to prevail on them to go with their Brother Nations but seemingly to no purpose — I have gone so far as to offer myself to go with them if they apprehend danger this last Occasion — Agoshaway and the Ottaws promises to send representatives, Blue Jacket is doing his endeavour to get them to consent; probably they may change their minds when distant from this Hell hole, I have nothing more to acc of Consequence but will embrace every opportunity if any thing worth Notice comes to hand, you need not be apprehensive of great Danger Message from the Wyandotts & Indians of Sandusky Brothers the fifteen United States of America Listen Brothers) We have heard from you through the channel of our Agent; from the Letter you wrote him, brought by a Shawnee Chief and a white man; — Brothers — We have detained them for four Days, the reason why we did so, was, had they went off immediately the present determination of going to the Treaty, could not have been communicated you — Brothers — You know that it is not easy to assemble our Chiefs & Warriors, we are at some distance from each other — We thought it best to let all our Brothers (near us) know, the invitation we had from you — Brothers — We have also sent to our Brothers this day, to the Ottawas, Chippawas and Potawalamies at the River Raisin as well as to the Wyandotts of Detroit or Big Rock, desiring them to rise upon their feet. We have not heard from the Big Rock people this long time — Brothers — You will expect that we will set off for the Treaty in ten days time, nothing shall unease our minds we have fixed upon — Brothers — You must not think long of our coming, as our business go on slowly — We cannot tell you the Number of our people, but as soon as they Assemble all together will be able to know. When we get near you we shall let you know. His Excellency A Wayne (Signed) J Williams Agent &c Maj. General, Commander in Chief &c &c for the Chiefs & Warriors of the Wyandotts & others of Sandusky